WORSHIP SCHEDULE Please see schedule within

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION 3:30 PM Saturday - St. Peter’s 9:00 AM First Saturday - St. Martin’s Anytime by Appointment

BAPTISM May God bless our new parents! Please contact the parish office to schedule the baptism of your child. You are welcome to contact the office early to complete Baptism Prep before the birth of your child.

MARRIAGE Congratulations on your engagement. Please contact Fr. Tait at least six months in advance of the wedding.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK If someone is seriously ill, hospitalized or dying, please contact the parish office. If you would like to be added to the prayer list or would like a visit from Fr. Tait, please call the parish office at (608) 831-4843.

Pastor: Fr. Tait Schroeder

ST. PETER ASHTON

Sunday, January 7, 2018

ST. MARTIN OF TOURS MARTINSVILLE

Welcome to the Catholic Parishes of &

ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH 7121 County Road K Middleton, WI 53562-3912 (608) 831-4843

ST. MARTIN OF TOURS 5959 Saint Martin Cir Cross Plains, WI 53528-9312 (608) 798-2815

ST. PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL 7129 County Road K Middleton, WI 53562 Principal Kathi Klaas (608) 831-4846

ST. PETER-ST. MARTIN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Kaye Kruchten, Grades 1-5, (608) 798-3256 kayereligiousedu@gmail.com Michelle LeVeque, Grade 6 - Confirmation (608) 572-3844 michellereligiousedu@gmail.com

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING ONE OF OUR PARISHES? Welcome! Please contact

either parish office to register. Registration forms are also available online www.saintpetersaintmartin.org.

ST. PETER PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL CHAIR Joanne Roudebush

ST. PETER PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIR Tom Stafford

ST. PETER EDUCATION COMMISSION CHAIR Joan Pregler

ST. MARTIN PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL CHAIR Deb Brausen

ST. MARTIN CHURCH FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIR Greg Greiber

BULLETIN EDITOR Diane Kalscheur (608) 831-4843 dkalscheur@stpetermiddleton.org Deadline: Friday at 8:00 AM (8 days prior to publication)

They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Mt. 2:10-11

WELCOME TO ST. PETER & ST. MARTIN OF TOURS

LITURGIES FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, January 6 - St. Peter 4:30 PM † Living and Deceased Members of Anthony and Anna Berkich Family Sunday, January 7 - St. Peter 8:30 AM People of the Parish Sunday, January 7 - St. Martin 10:30 PM † Tom and Odelia Greiber-Karls Monday, January 8 - No Mass Tuesday, January 9 - St. Peter 8:15AM † Tom Rowan Wednesday, January 10 - St. Peter 8:15 AM † Valeria and Clarence Acker Thursday, January 11 - St. Martin 8:15 AM † Jim Connors Friday, January 12 - St. Peter 8:15 AM † Frank and Margaret Petroszak After Mass until 9:30 AM Eucharistic Adoration Saturday, January 13 - St. Peter 4:30 PM † Wilfred (Bing) and Louise Maly Sunday, January 14 - St. Peter 8:30 AM † People of the Parish Sunday, January 14 - St. Martin 10:30 PM † Jeanette Hollfelder

LECTORS/EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Saturday, January 13 - St. Peter 4:30 PM Roger Frey Sunday, January 14 - St. Peter 8:30 AM Virginia Meinholz Sunday, January 14 - St. Martin 10:30 PM James Kuehn

MASS SERVERS Saturday, January 13 - St. Peter 4:30 PM Cole Kalscheur and Grace Kalscheur Sunday, January 14 - St. Peter 8:30 AM Kaiden Neumaier and James Neumaier Sunday, January 14 - St. Martin 10:30 PM Jacob Kuehn and Jessie Kuehn USHERS Saturday, January 13 - St. Peter 4:30 PM Please see schedule Sunday, January 14 - St. Peter 8:30 AM Please see schedule Sunday, January 7 - St. Martin 10:30 PM Mark Kuehn and Bob Hellenbrand

St. Peter Church Photo DVD Back in 1902, when the new St. Peter’s Catholic Church was dedicated, it was described as an “elegant edifice of worship.” Over the past 115 years, local photographer Wayne Brabender has been capturing its beauty and charm, both up close and from a distance. Wayne has placed about 200 of his best St. Peter’s images, including the photo above, onto a DVD for purchase, as a fundraiser for our parish. DVDs are available for $25 after Mass when Scrip is sold this weekend. DVDs are also available from the parish office.

St. Peter - St. Martin Youth Group We welcome middle and high school students to the Epiphany party youth group event after 4:30 p.m. Mass this weekend! Youth Group meets after 4:30 p.m. on the first Saturday of most months, at St. Peter’s in Ashton. All parish middle and high school students are invited to attend.

33 Days of Morning Glory Program News

Over 40 of us will soon be starting a journey in preparation to Consecrate ourselves to Jesus through Mary on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, February 11!

For those interested in the retreat option, below is a recap of the meeting details. All meetings will be in the St. Peter Church Connector, unless otherwise noted, and will begin this week, the week of January 7. ●Sundays (9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.), Leader: Kim Neumaier ●Tuesdays (6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.), Leader: Maureen Godec (*2/6 & 2/13 may be in school)

●Thursdays (1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.), Leader: Jeanne Wells (young children welcome to attend)

Materials will be handed out at the first meeting. Day one readings will begin the following day.

Benefit Dinner Planning Meeting The next Benefit Dinner Planning Meeting will take place in the St. Peter Church Connector at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 15. All are welcome to attend.

Welcome New Members of St. Peter’s

Derek and Kelsey Townsend and their children Payton and Beau

Raffle Donations Needed For

April 28 Benefit

We are currently collecting raffle donations for the April 28 benefit for St. Peter Church and School, to be held at the Dorf Haus in Roxbury. If you or your busi-ness would like to donate a prize, please e-mail:

benefit@stpetermiddleton.org.

JANUARY 7, 2018 ● THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

St. Peter Actual Offertory Income

Budgeted Offertory Income

Over/(Under) Budget

Last Week $8,506 $3,750 $4,756

Year to Date $102,837 $97,055 $5,782

St. Martin Actual Offertory Income

Budgeted Offertory Income

Over/(Under) Budget

Last Week $4,906 $1,548 $3,358

Year to Date $47,635 $41,796 $5,839

Stewardship Report 12/31/2017

For your convenience, one time or regularly scheduled donations to St. Peter’s may be made online. To make a donation, simply go to www.saintpetersaintmartin.org, click on St. Peter Catholic Church, then click the “Giving” tab on the upper right side of your screen and click “Online Giving”. Thank you for your continued support of St. Peter and St. Martin parishes.

Scripture Readings for the week of January 7

Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/ Mt 2:1-12 Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11 or Acts 10:34-38 or 1 Jn 5:1-9/ Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3]/Mk 1:7-11 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Mk 1:21-28 or 1 Sm 1:1-8 and 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Ps 40:2 and 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 [8a and 9a]/Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11/Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25 [27b]/Mk 1:40-45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Ps 89:16-17, 18-19 [2]/Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [2a]/Mk 2:13-17 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/

Jn 1:35-42

Does Your Family Have a Grotto in the Backyard? Do you have a grotto in your backyard? Do your parents and grandparents have one?

We are interested in any stories you may have to share about this. To share your story, please submit it to the parish office or to Wayne Brabender at wayne.brabender@gmail.com. Thanks!

Religious Education News

Our next Religious Education lesson is this Wednesday,

January 10th. Grades 1-7 meet from 6:15 p.m. until

7:25 p.m. and Grades 9 and 10 meet from 7:30 p.m. until

8:55 p.m. (8th graders will have a take home lesson this

week). Open Gym will be held beforehand, from 5:15 p.m.

until 6:10 p.m. THANK YOU for joining us in our Thanksgiv-

ing & Advent Food Drive for Middleton Outreach Ministry!!

We collected a total of 614 pounds of goods!!

Choir Director and Accompanist Wanted St. Peter’s, Ashton

St. Peter’s in Ashton, with a long history as a deep faith community, is looking for a part time Director of Music Ministry and a part time Accompanist (piano and organ) to work with our choir in weekend and special liturgies and during weekly scheduled rehearsals. Must be familiar with Catholic Liturgy and have experience in choral formation (Director) and in playing (Accompanist) choral music. Experience using the Roman Missal, including antiphons and chants, is helpful as we expand our music repertoire. Se n d a c o ve r l e t t e r a n d re s u me t o : dkalscheur@stpeterniddleton.org or to the parish office at 7121 County Road K, Middleton, WI 53562.

Playgroup/Moms Group Dates to save for the rest of the school year include: Janu-ary 31, March 2, April 6 and May 6. Please stop by for any amount of time that you are able, for some coffee and con-versation while the little ones play! We look forward to having you join us!

Join the Marriage Prep Team

The Diocese of Madison needs couples that have experienced the trials, struggles, and joys or marital love and that are striving to live their Catholic faith within their marriage, to share with newly engaged couples. Visit madisondiocese.org/jointhempteam for more or call Beth at (608) 821-3026.

SCRIP

Scrip is available from the school office during school hours. Gift cards are available from the businesses listed here: Rex’s Innkeeper, Coach’s, Rocky Rococo Waunakee, Kohl’s, Piggly Wiggly, Target, Kwik Trip, Woodman’s, Culver’s, Panera, Joanne Fabrics, Menards and more.

Help & Healing for Post-Abortion No matter how much time has passed, recent or long ago. Project Rachel and Rachel’s Vineyard retreats offer com-passionate and individual care for anyone hurting from abortion. To talk with someone, contact Mary (608) 221-9593 or Rachel@straphael.org. Confidentiality assured. You are also welcome to visit www.madisondiocese.org/projectrachel.

This group meets regularly to knit prayer shawls, to be given away as a little something “stitched in prayer” from our parishes, to let folks experiencing tough times that they are being prayed for. The next workshop is 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s on Jan. 3. New knitters welcome. Questions about the prayer shawl ministry may be directed to Barbara Ploetz at 345

St. Peter Fish Fry Dates

January 19, 2018 (school fundraiser) February 9, 2018 (group B works)

February 23, 2018 (group A works) March 16, 2018 (group B works) March 30, 2018 (group A works)

Please see the insert in this weekend’s bulletin for the January 19 work list. THANK YOU to all of our volunteers!

Hunter Safety Class in Martinsville The Springfield Community Club will sponsor a Hunter Safety Class in Martinsville, begin-ning Saturday, January 27th. All youth must take a course to purchase a regular hunting license. Adults wishing to hunt in Canada or Out West also need this course. Preregistra-tion is required. For more information or to register, go to the DNR website or contact Dave Ripp at (608) 849-7643 or lindave@tds.net.

January Scrip Spotlight Buy a $25 Kwik Trip Gift Card in January to be entered into a drawing for a $25 Kwik Trip card! One entry per $25 card purchased. Kwik Trip cards may also be used at Tobacco Outlet plus Grocery and PDQ stores. Scrip cards may be purchased from the school office during normal school hours. Thank you for supporting our school through your Scrip purchases!

December SCRIP Totals

Total Sold = $29,850.00

Total Profit = $1,516.53

Running Profit Since 7/1 = $5,959.69

We are at 40% of our goal! THANK YOU for your ongoing support!

Congrats to our December Scrip card winner, Maureen Godec, who is the winner of a $25 Culver’s card! We appreciate your continued support!